Nursing homes across Cook County, Illinois, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Aliya Of Oak Lawn runs 191 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers tell a hard story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.46 hours per resident day, about 10% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips roughly 3% below its own weekday level, meaning help is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 62% against a national average of 45.8%. On the inspection side, CMS records 81 deficiencies, 16 at harm or jeopardy level and 13 abuse-related, with three fines totaling $299,044; the most recent inspection was January 16, 2025. Quality measure scores look strong, but that's the one bright spot in an otherwise difficult picture.
Aperion Care Lakeshore runs 313 beds on Chicago's South Side, and the numbers that matter most here are the ones about hands on residents. At 2.45 nurse hours per resident day, staffing sits roughly 37% under the national average, and weekends run about 11% thinner than the home's own weekdays. Turnover is genuinely low at 22.2%, well under the national 45.8%, but steady staff can't offset a schedule this thin. The inspection record is the harder read: 96 deficiencies, 8 at harm or jeopardy level, 7 abuse-related, and $249,799 in fines across five penalties. The last inspection was February 2025. If you're considering this one, ask specifically how many nurses are on the floor on a Saturday night.
Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center runs on 2.58 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 8% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 20.2%, well under the national 45.8%, which means the staff who are there tend to stay. The record is where the trouble shows: 62 deficiencies, 5 at harm or jeopardy level, 8 abuse-related, and $134,388 in fines. A 190-bed for-profit LLC in Chicago, inspected most recently in August 2025, with middling marks on health, quality, and staffing. Ask about weekend coverage and how those abuse citations were resolved.
Oak Park Oasis runs 204 beds under for-profit partnership ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing that stand out. At 2.98 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 23% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about another 15% below its own weekday levels, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 32.1% is actually better than the national 45.8%, which suggests the problem isn't retention so much as how many hands are scheduled. The inspection record is harder to explain away: 52 deficiencies, including five at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus seven fines totaling $244,182. The most recent inspection was October 2024.
Continental runs 208 beds on Chicago's West Side with a corporate for-profit owner, and the staffing math is thin: 2.70 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 30% under the national average, and weekends drop about 11% below its own weekday levels. Turnover at 31.8% is better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay tend to stay. What stands out more is the inspection record, 97 deficiencies, nine serious enough to put residents in harm's way, eleven tied to abuse, and twelve fines totaling $305,887. The most recent inspection was May 2025, so it's current. If you're considering this one, go visit on a weekend and ask directly how they staff then.
Aperion Care Dolton runs 88 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.14 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 13% below the home's own weekday coverage, which matters when needs don't pause on Saturdays. Turnover at 31.9% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so retention isn't the main problem here; the raw hours and inspection record are.
The March 2024 inspection left 32 deficiencies on the current record, including four at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. Four fines total $168,629. With staffing star at 1 out of 5 and inspection at 2, the numbers point to thin coverage and repeated serious findings rather than one bad survey.
Landmark of Richton Park runs 294 beds in Cook County under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are worth sitting with. Nurse staffing sits at 2.58 hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, with turnover at 54.2% against a national 45.8%. The inspection history shows 70 deficiencies on the current record, 14 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 9 tied to abuse, plus six fines totaling $519,652. Its last inspection was in March 2025, and CMS rates staffing 1 out of 5 stars.
Princeton Rehab & Hcc runs 225 certified beds on Chicago's south side, and the staffing numbers are the first thing that stands out. At 2.64 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about a third below the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 10% below its own weekday level, so coverage is thinnest exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record is heavy: 49 deficiencies, four serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $32,136 from a February 2025 inspection. Staff turnover, at 47.1%, runs slightly above the national rate, which means new faces are constant.
Bria Of Chicago Heights runs 112 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.71 hours per resident day, roughly 30 percent under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 15 percent below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record shows 33 deficiencies, seven of them at the harm or jeopardy level, six tied to abuse, with four fines totaling $165,764 and a survey as recent as May 2025. Turnover at 41.9 percent is slightly better than the 45.8 percent national figure, but that's the one number here working in its favor.
Aliya of Glenwood runs 184 beds in Cook County under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits right at the root of its problems. At 2.69 hours per resident day, it's about 30% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips roughly 5% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover lands at 48.7%, a few points above the national figure. The inspection record is heavy: 63 deficiencies, 8 at harm or jeopardy level, 6 abuse-related, and seven fines totaling $226,122. Its last inspection was April 2025. If you're weighing this one, ask specifically how they cover weekends and what's changed since those abuse findings.
Briar Place runs on 1.90 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly half the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about another 10% below its own weekday numbers, and 54.1% of staff turned over last year against a national rate of 45.8%. The inspection record shows 50 deficiencies, nine of them at harm or jeopardy level and nine abuse-related, with five fines totaling $147,914; the last visit was November 2024. For-profit, limited liability ownership, 232 beds, a two-star health inspection rating and one star for staffing. When a building carries that many harm-level findings and that thin a floor staff, families should ask who is actually on the unit overnight and on weekends.
Complete Care at Margate Park runs 310 beds on Chicago's far North Side, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth knowing: 3.01 nurse hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running roughly 10% thinner than weekdays. That shortage shows up in the inspection record, 100 deficiencies, nine of them at harm or jeopardy level and 19 tied to abuse, plus five fines totaling $155,687. Annual turnover sits at 47.4%, slightly above the national figure, at a for-profit limited liability company. One thing in the home's favor: it was inspected recently, in late February 2026, so the record you're reading reflects current conditions rather than a stale survey.
Aperion Care Forest Park is a 232-bed for-profit home in Cook County with 71 deficiencies on its current record, 12 of those at the harm or jeopardy level, 8 involving abuse. That's an unusually heavy enforcement history, and it shows in the fines: six penalties totaling $387,772. The government's health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5 stars.
Staffing tells a similar story. At 3.26 nurse hours per resident day, the home runs about 16 percent below the national average, and weekends dip another 16 percent below its own weekdays. Turnover is 38.2 percent, which is actually better than the 45.8 percent national figure, the one number here that isn't a red flag, though it doesn't offset the rest. Its last inspection was in January 2025.
Aspyre Of Bronzeville runs 204 beds on Chicago's South Side under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.58 hours per resident day, roughly a third below the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 18% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit.
The inspection record is the part that would worry me most: 59 deficiencies, including 5 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse. Three fines totaling $107,000, and the last inspection was August 2024. Turnover at 25% is actually better than the 45.8% national average, which matters, but it doesn't offset a 2/5 staffing rating and 2/5 inspection rating. Ask about weekend coverage and the abuse-related citations specifically.
Landmark of Hyde Park runs 318 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.05 hours per resident day, roughly 47% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops another 14% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts are the ones families tend to visit. The inspection record is where the real weight sits: 70 deficiencies, including five at the harm or jeopardy level and nine tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $118,855 and a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5. Staff turnover at 37.5% is actually lower than the 45.8% national average, which is the one number here working in the home's favor.
Mado Healthcare - Uptown runs on 2.87 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends dip even further, about 12% under its own weekday staffing. That thin coverage shows up in the record: 33 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, plus $123,614 in fines across two cases. The one number that runs the other way is turnover at 29.9%, better than the 45.8% national average, so the staff who are there tend to stay. The last inspection was November 2024, so the picture is current.
Elevate Care South Holland runs 171 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are the place to start. At 3.24 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 16% under the national figure of 3.86, and weekends dip another 16% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Half the nursing staff turned over in a year, above the 45.8% national rate. The inspection record carries 45 deficiencies, 10 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 2 involving abuse, with six fines totaling $240,240. The last state visit was December 13, 2024. For-profit, individually owned.
If you're looking at Alden Lakeland, start with the inspection record. Ninety-seven deficiencies is a lot, and 13 of them rose to the level where a resident was actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy. Eight are abuse-related. Federal fines total $205,559 across four actions. That inspection history is where the one-out-of-five health inspection rating comes from.
Staffing has its own problems. Turnover runs at 59.7% a year, well above the national rate of 45.8%. Weekend coverage drops about 13% below weekdays, so care can thin out exactly when families visit. The home is corporate-owned and holds 300 beds. It was inspected in May 2025, so the record is recent.
Elevate Care Chicago North runs 312 beds on Chicago's North Side, and the numbers behind its federal record are worth knowing before you tour. Nurse staffing sits at 3.51 hours per resident day, roughly 9% under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins out right when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 63.2% means most of the aides and nurses working there last year didn't stay, against a national rate nearer 46%. The inspection record carries 92 deficiencies, including 10 at the harm or jeopardy level and 9 tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $193,858. Its last inspection was in May 2025.
Morgan Park Healthcare runs 294 beds on Chicago's far South Side, and the numbers behind its federal record are worth walking through slowly. Nurse staffing sits at 2.75 hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, roughly 29% thinner, and weekends drop about 17% below what the home itself provides on weekdays, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. The inspection history is heavier still: 123 deficiencies on the current record, 15 of them at harm or jeopardy level, 18 tied to abuse, and eight fines totaling $631,885. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. Staff turnover of 50.3% runs above the 45.8% national figure. Its last inspection was October 4, 2024.